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Monday, May 31, 2010
The best way to do art
A young artist in art school used to worship the paintings of Cezanne. He looked and studied all the books he could find on Cezanne and copied all of the reproductions of Cezanne’s work he found in the books. He visited a museum and for the first time saw a real Cezanne painting. He hated it. It was nothing like the Cezanne’s he had studied in the books. From that time on, he made all of this paintings the sizes of paintings reproduced in books and he painted them in black and white. He also printed captions and explanations on the paintings as in books. Often he just used words.And one day he realized that very few people went to art galleries and museums but many people looked at books and magazines as he did and they got them through the mail as he did.Moral: It’s difficult to put a painting in a mailbox.
The Best Way To Do Art - John Baldessari (via referenceartgallery)
8 NOBLE TRUTHS
THE 8 NOBLE TRUTHS OF THE 8-TRACK MIND
0) Understanding one’s fate leads to greater acceptance.
1) State of the art is in the eye of the beholder.
2) Society’s drive is on attaining rather than experiencing.
3) In less than optimum circumstances, creativity becomes all the more important.
4) Progress is too often promises, promises to get you to buy, buy.
5) “New” and “improved” don’t necessarily mean the same thing.
6) “Naïve” is not a dirty word.
7) In seeking perfection has the obvious been overlooked?
8) Innovation alone will not replace beauty.∞
From: http://www.8trackheaven.com/sub.html
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